Labor takes aim at Malcolm Turnbull as NBN cost blows out by $15bn
by Katharine Murphy Deputy political editor from Technology | The Guardian on (#JBW6)
The Labor leader, Bill Shorten, says communication minister 'hasn't been doing his day job properly' as negative polls hint at Coalition leadership change
Labor has fired up the negative rhetoric about the communications minister, Malcolm Turnbull, after yet another poor Newspoll for Tony Abbott and confirmation on Monday of a blowout in the cost of the national broadband network that may amount to as much as $15bn.
Given the sustained negative poll trend, continuing nervousness in Coalition ranks and open brawling by cabinet ministers on key issues, Labor is positioning for any leadership change by going after the Liberal party's most popular alternative candidate, Turnbull.
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